Opportunities For Business Jets And MRO Companies

Facts and the subsequent analyses provide useful insights for business jet owners and Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service providers to discover where new business opportunities lie

- Zorawar Singh Jaiswal

A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF THE data pertaining to charter flights to different airports in India as provided by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for the last decade, manifests numerous unique trends and business opportunities in aviation. A place such as Gaya that is low on the tourism itinerary grapevine, commands a handsome number of charter flights. Off course Goa, is the uncrowned King. It boasts of a consistent annual average touchdown by 677 charter flights, ie about two flights per day. These facts and the subsequent analyses provide useful insights for business jet owners and Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service providers to discover where new business opportunities lie. The aircraft companies can pre-position aircraft to provide customised itineraries to these destinations and increase their flight revenues. The MRO companies can schedule servicing tasks, pre-position technicians and spares to provide just in time services so that the cost of MRO and flight revenues get optimised.